Samsung Electronics has announced commercial readiness of its 5G RF Integrated Circuit (RFIC) which is a key component in the production and commercialization of next-generation base station and other radio access products. The first RFIC-equipped solution is expected to be announced early next year. Continue reading “Samsung announces commercial readiness of its RFIC chip for 5G”
Apple has acquired a facial recognition firm RealFace, according to a latest report from Calcalist. This report has further strengthen rumors that Apple is looking forward to add facial recognition and other biometric features in future iPhones. Continue reading “Apple reportedly buys Israel based facial recognition firm RealFace”
LG today announced that the LG G6 that will be introduced at the MWC will come with dual rear cameras. Both the rear cameras will have 13-megapixel resolution and one of the cameras will offer 125-degree lens for capturing wide shots. The LG G5 and V20 have a 8MP secondary rear camera with 135-degree wide-angle lens. Continue reading “LG G6 will feature 13MP dual rear cameras, one with 125-degree wide-angle lens”
OPPO just announced that it will unveil a 5x smartphone photography technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona on February 27th. It says that this technology will give users unprecedented ability to capture highly detailed images. It is also calling it the ‘5x’ Project.
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ZTE teased the Hawkeye smartphone with eye-tracking at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) last month, which is based on its Project CSX and also started its Kickstarter campaign to raise funding for building the phone. Now it has cancelled the campaign since it got only 190 backers raising a total of $36,245 compared to $500,000 goal. Continue reading “ZTE cancels Kickstarter campaign for Hawkeye smartphone with Eye-Tracking”
Samsung launched the Galaxy C9 Pro smartphone in the Indian market last month. We have already seen unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look at hardware and software of the phone in this photo gallery.
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Sony Mobile announced a Rs. 10,000 price cut for the Xperia X smartphone back in September last year, just 3 months of its launch in India. Now the smartphone has received another Rs. 14,000 price cut in the country. It was launched for Rs. 48,990 at the end of May last year. After the second price cut it is now available for Rs. 24,990, which is still costly compared to other smartphones powered by a Snapdragon 650 processor. Continue reading “Sony Xperia X gets Rs. 14000 price cut in India”
Microsoft has updated its Skype Preview for Android and iOS with a lot of new features that are meant to make conversations more expressive and entertaining. It has new in-call reactions that let people add live emoticons, photos, and text to video calls. Integrated camera now supports emoticons, stickers, and annotations and lots more. Continue reading “Skype Preview for Android and iOS adds Messaging and In-call reactions, Find panel and more”
YouTube’s most irritating 30-seconds unskippable ad format will go away next year. Google told the Campaign in a statement that it will kill this ad format in 2018. The video service will instead introduce more frequent six-second unskippable ads starting next year.
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It has been reported a couple of times that the next generation iPhones will support wireless charging. According to JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur (via CNBC), Apple has been working with Broadcom on a new customized wireless charging solution that could be seen on future iPhones.
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LG is all set to unveil its upcoming LG G6 smartphone at the end of this month. We already know about some specs of the phone and now a set of live images from 9to5Google shows front and back of the phone.
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This week Meizu announced M5s smartphone, Acer launched Spin 3 convertible laptop and much more. Let us see what other devices were announced this week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu M5s, Canon EOS Rebel T7i, Acer Spin 3, Razer Blade and more”
It has been more than a year since Samsung introduced its flagship Exynos 8 Octa 8890 14nm SoC that is being used in the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones. Now Samsung has posted a new teaser for the Exynos 9 that will succeed the Exynos 8 when everyone were expecting the Exynos 8895 to power the S8 series. The teaser says Discover cloud 9 with Exynos, clearly hinting at the Exynos 9. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 9 processor teased, expected to power the Galaxy S8 series”
Tata Motors and Microsoft India has announced a strategic agreement to improve connected car experience for Indian customers. The company will leverage Microsoft’s connected vehicle technologies that bring together artificial intelligence (AI), advanced machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. Continue reading “Tata Motors and Microsoft sign a deal for connected cars”
LG today sent out invite for the launch of 2017 ‘K Series’ smartphones – K3, K4, K8, K10 in India on February 22nd. It will be launched by Kim Ki Wan, LG India MD and the chief guest is Telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who launched the ‘Made in India’ K7 LTE and K10 LTE smartphones in the country last year. Continue reading “LG to launch new K Series smartphones in India on February 22”
